Also, the relatives of enslavers often maintain troves of information about those purchased and sold off that would otherwise be completely lost. (This database is helping to uncover the lost ...

The real story is a straightforward one of using powerless slaves to generate political power for enslavers. Not only did the enslavers benefit from the forced labor of other human beings, but they ...

To Ted’s point, dandyism was once tied to the image of Black people as luxury possessions—lavishly dressed to signal the wealth of their enslavers. You see it in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ...

At the same time, she said, the museum's mission to tell the truth about the nation's history — to center the lives of the enslaved, rather than the enslavers — feels even more vital.

Porsche’s GT3 RS resale values continue climbing as demand outpaces supply. A white Weissach-pack GT3 RS sold for $351K after covering just 1,400 miles. The used car included $90K in options ...

As for the other 69.2% of Southerners who were not enslavers, they also frequently benefitted from the ‘peculiar institution’ by renting the enslaved from their neighbors when extra labor was ...

With her powerful voice, inflected with the Dutch accent of her former enslavers, Truth instinctively used the power of her bearing and persona to captivate audiences. She wore ornate bonnets and ...

Custom Container Living has transformed a shipping container into an ultra-compact tiny house that squeezes a home for two into just 160 sq ft (14.8 sq m). Though certainly basic, it also doesn't ...

She kicked the Darth haters to the curb. Aggrieved UK worker Lorna Rooke was awarded almost $40,000 in compensation after being compared to Darth Vader — an analogy that litigators deemed ...

Take a look back through the glorious retro battle scenes that inspired thousands of gamers 30 years ago. Come and see some 40K Retro Battles! If there is one thing that gets a gamer’s blood pumping, ...

During the transatlantic slave trade, enslavers dressed Black people in extravagant clothing and paraded them around, calling them “luxury slaves.” It was used as a dehumanising form of ...

The Washoe County School District must pay former Trustee Jeff Church more than $40,000 in legal fees after a court ruled the applications to serve on district committees were public documents.